Applied Research Network - Terms of Reference
Purpose The Council of Atlantic Premiers Secretariat Business Plan 2004-05 targets better access to national research funding programs as one of its objectives. Member colleges of the Atlantic Provinces Community College Consortium also desire to enhance their applied research agendas. As a result, APCCC has incorporated into its work plan for 2004-2005 the objective of establishing an Applied Research Network with a goal of advancing applied research and innovation at the college level through collaboration, cooperation and sharing of best practices.Membership The membership of the network should include one representative who has administrative responsibility for applied research and one researcher from each APCCC member college. In addition, the APCCC Executive Director will be an ex-officio member.
The Chair will rotate on an annual basis.
Meetings Meeting of the network will normally be held via conference call with a requirement for one meeting per semester. Where the members feel it necessary to have face-to-face meetings, institutional protocols for travel should guide the decision and associated costs will be the responsibility of the member institutions.
Expected outcomes
The network will: